- Mar. 26, 2007
- Who knew?
If you haven't seen these numbers before, you have to read them now. Nobody's perfect, I drive a car too. But, these stats make ya think a little more about that trip to the corner store...and how you're going to get there.
From our friends at Environmental Defense:
Check out our list of facts on cars and global warming. Then, take action in support of national global warming action!
From our friends at Environmental Defense:
Check out our list of facts on cars and global warming. Then, take action in support of national global warming action!
- 232 million—Number of registered vehicles in the U.S. That's almost one per person!
- 600 gallons—Average amount of gasoline consumed by one U.S. car each year.
- 12,000 pounds—Amount of carbon dioxide emitted from one U.S. car each year.
- 240—Number of trees needed to absorb the 12,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emitted from one U.S. car each year.
- 2.7 trillion—Number of miles U.S. cars and light trucks traveled in 2004. That's the equivalent of taking 10 million trips to the moon.
- 5—Percent U.S. population is of the world population.
- 30—Percent of world's automobiles in the United States.
- 45 —Percent that the United States contributes to the world's automotive carbon dioxide emissions.
- 4—Number of car companies that support a national cap on global warming emissions. They are Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Toyota.
- 0—Number of bills passed by Congress to cut global warming pollution
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- Cassie
- Category:
- Office Life, Sustainability
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Hi,
First… I love Clif bars—all of them. Better than most other bars, especially the healthy ingredients!
I’ve also read the book, Raising the Bar. Great!
I hear the company is rewarding employees for purchasing hybrid cars. Great idea.
Another great way to use less gasoline—e.g. almost none—is to buy a diesel car (used/newish are easy to find on Craig’s List) and then use bio-diesel. No gas required. Berkeley has a wonderful bio-diesel station: BioFuel Oasis on 4th St. I just did, and it’s been great!
Check it out, and really feel good about driving.
Many cheers,
Kimberly Hughes
Hey Kimberly,
Funny you mention the BioFuel Oasis. We just transitioned our old fleet of gas guzzlers into nine new vehicles that will all be running on a percentage of biodiesel (which is 85% veggie oil)...AND, we get fuel for our Berkeley fleet from the BioFuel Oasis. What makes the Oasis even cooler is the fact that they make their biodiesel with recycled veggie oil.
Lots of good stuff!
Yeah, and committing to biking or walking as much as possible wouldn’t hurt any of us either.
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